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CBSE Sample Paper -04
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT I
Class XMathematics

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 90

General Instructions:

a) All questions are compulsory.

b) The question paper comprises of 31 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and D. You
are to attempt all the four sections.
c) Questions 1 to 4 in section A are one mark questions.
d) Questions 5 to 10 in section B are two marks questions.
e) Questions 11 to 20 in section C are three marks questions.
f) Questions 21 to 31 in section D are four marks questions.
g) There is no overall choice in the question paper. Use of calculators is not permitted.

SECTION A

1. From the given graph, find the number of zeroes of the corresponding polynomial.

2. Prove that tan1tan2tan3tan89 = 1.

3. Find the value of x, if the mode of the following data is 25.
15, 20, 25, 18, 14, 15, 25, 15, 18, 16, 20, 25, 20, x, 18
4. Express sec67+cosec58 in terms of trigonometric ratios of angles between 0 and 45.
SECTION - B
5. In the given figure, AE is the bisector of the exterior CAD meeting BC produced in E. If AB =
10 cm, AC = 6 cm and BC = 12 cm, find CE.

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6. If p(x) = 2x2 3x + 4, find p(3) and p(1).
7. The sum of two numbers is 100 and the difference between their squares is 256000. Find the
numbers.
8. Taking A = 60 and B = 30, verify that
sin(A B) = sinAcosB cosAsinB
9. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 6 m more than the twice of the shortest side. If the third
side is 2 m less than the hypotenuse, find the sides of the triangle.
10. The following data gives the distribution of total household expenditure (in rupees) of
manual workers in a city:
Expenditure (Rs) Frequency Expenditure (Rs) Frequency
1000-1500 24 3000-3500 30
1500-2000 40 3500-4000 22
2000-2500 33 4000-4500 16
2500-3000 28 4500-5000 7
Find the average expenditure which is being done by the maximum number of manual
workers.
SECTION C
1
11. The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their reciprocals is . Find the numbers.
3
12. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 6 cm. Find its side.

13. If sin= a , 0 << 90, find the values of cos and tan.
a + b2
2

14. A point O in the interior of a rectangle ABCD is joined with each of the vertices A, B, C and D.
Prove that OB2 + OD2 = OC2 + OA2

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15. If 3 times the larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller one, we get 4 as quotient
and 3 as the remainder. Also, if 7 times the smaller number is divided by the larger one, we
get 5 as quotient and 1 as the remainder. Find the numbers.
16. Draw the graph of the polynomial f(x) = 4x2 + 4x 1. Also, find the vertex of this parabola.
17. Prove that one of every three consecutive positive integers is divisible by 3.

18. If
cos
cos
= m and
cos
sin
( )
= n, show that m2 + n2 cos2 = n2 .

19. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 46, find the missing frequencies.
Variable:
Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less Less
than20 than20 than20 than20 than20 than20 than20 than20 than20
0 4 16 30 46 66 82 92 100
20. Prove that if three or more parallel lines are intersected by two transversals, prove that the
intercepts made by them on the transversals are proportional.

SECTION D
21. If p is a prime number, then prove that p is irrational.

22. The mean of the following frequency table is 50. But the frequencies f1 and f2 in class 20-40
and 60-80 are missing. Find the missing frequencies.
Class 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total
Frequency 17 f1 32 f2 19 120
23. A boat covers 32 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 7 hours. Also, it covers 40 km
upstream and 48 downstream in 9 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and that of
the stream.
24. Prove that the areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio of the squares of the
corresponding angle bisector segments.
25. Rama went to a stationary stall and purchased 2 pencils and 3 erasers for Rs 9. Her friend
Sonal saw the new variety of pencils and erasers with Rama and she also bought 4 pencils
and 6 erasers of the same kind for Rs 18. Represent this situation algebraically and
graphically.
26. Prove that in any triangle, the sum of the squares of any two sides is equal to twice the
square of half of the third side together with twice the square of the median which bisects the
third side.

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27. In the given figure, AD = DB and B is a right angle. Find sin2 + cos2.

28. Prove cos A + sin A = cos A + sin A .

1 tan A 1 cot A
29. Compute the median from the following data:
Mid-value 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195
Frequency 6 25 48 72 116 60 38 22 3
1
30. Verify that 3, 1 and are the zeros of the cubic polynomial p( x ) = 3x 3 5x 2 11x 3 and
3
then verify the relationship between the zeros and its coefficients.
31. a. After every 6 months, price of petrol increases at the rate of Rs 4 per litre. Taking price of
petrol in December 2010 as x and present price of petrol as y, form a linear equation showing
the price of petrol in December 2014.
b. Due to continuous rise in the price of petrol, people are more interesting in CNG whose
price is increasing at the rate of Rs 3 per litre in a year. Form a linear equation taking price of
CNG in December 2010 as a and in December 2014 as b.
c. Which value is depicted by using CNG over petrol?

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